Commerce, customer service, IT yield most entry-level jobs

The largest recruitment portal in Romania, eJobs.ro, has announced that almost 99 percent of the jobs advertised on its portal are seeking IT-literate candidates, namely those proficient in the MS Office package. The site has more than entry-level 4,700 vacancies in commercial domains such as sales, trade and distribution. Moreover 3,800 vacancies are in customer service for speakers of foreign languages. The third most advertised field for entry-level positions is IT, with almost 2,850 vacancies in hardware, software and online.

Furthermore, a study published by the Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ARACIS) in 2012 found that 80 percent of graduates are working in a different field from their degree, and 75 percent are unhappy in their chosen profession. According to the same study, more than a quarter of young people under 25 are unemployed.

In order to help teenagers choose a career, Samsung Romania is currently sending its experts around the country to provide 8,000 students with career advice. In collaboration with Dan Petre, coordinator of the platform www.pemeserie.ro, which helps teenagers discover which career would suit them, Samsung will run three types of psychological tests, internationally recognized as relevant to vocational or career orientation.

Oana Vasiliu

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